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Healthy Side Dishes

Welcome to my collection healthy side dish recipes! Depending on the vibe for your meal, you can find comfort food sides like healthy mashed potatoes, crisp vinegar cucumber salad (a reader favorite) or hearty grain salads to accompany your fave main dish.

Take a look through all the side dish recipes here for your next meal plan or dinner inspiration!

  • Moroccan-spiced roasted carrots with tahini sauce drizzled over the top.
    Quick Moroccan Roasted Carrots with Creamy Tahini Sauce
  • Wild rice and pomegranate salad in clear glass bowl with copper serving spoons
    Gorgeous Wild Rice Salad with Pomegranate (Holiday-Ready!)
  • Cranberry relish in small white bowl with spoon.
    Easy Cranberry Relish with Orange & Apple (5 Minutes!)
  • Roasted delicata squash slices on sheet pan with wooden turner.
    Simple Oven-Roasted Delicata Squash
  • Fully peeled roasted golden beets and roasted red beets on a plate.
    Fast & Easy Oven Roasted Beets Without Foil
  • Roasted butternut squash half on sheet pan.
    Roasted Butternut Squash Made Easy (Cubes or Halves!)
  • Air fried butternut squash cubes on a plate.
    Air Fryer Butternut Squash (Quick, Roasty & Caramelized)
  • Healthy coleslaw made with oil and vinegar as an alternative to mayo, in a bowl.
    Bright + Crunchy Healthy Vinegar Coleslaw (Meal Prep Friendly!)
  • Healthy Mexican street corn salad in white bowl on wooden plate with fresh cilantro garnish
    Easy Roasted Mexican Street Corn Salad (Creamy + Spicy!)
  • Air fryer green beans being speared with a fork
    Simple 15-Minute Air Fryer Green Beans
  • 20-minute healthy street corn in a clear glass bowl with silver spoon on blue and white surface with two lime wedges
    Zesty 20-Minute Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
  • Watermelon fruit salad in a bowl with fresh mint leaves.
    Summer Watermelon Berry Fruit Salad with Honey + Lime
  • Hand holding creamy cucumber salad in serving bowl.
    Quick Creamy Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dill Sauce
  • Garlic roasted tomatoes in glass bowl with spoon.
    Quick and Easy Garlic Roasted Tomatoes
  • Simple leafy lettuce salad on plate.
    Everyday Leafy Green Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
  • Pesto roasted potatoes in white bowl with spoon.
    Simple Pesto Roasted Potatoes (Only 3 Ingredients!)
  • Italian Brussels sprouts chopped salad in large white serving bowl.
    Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad (Vegetarian!)
  • Greens salad with beets and carrots in large white serving bowl with serving spoons.
    Simple Citrusy Greens Salad with Beets and Carrots
  • Honey roasted parsnips with a sprinkle of finely chopped cilantro.
    Easy + Savory-Sweet Honey Roasted Parsnips
  • Black bean quinoa salad with sweet potatoes on gray plate with fork scooping up a bite.
    Black Bean Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Kale
  • Roasted sweet potatoes on sheet pan with bamboo serving spoon.
    Comforting Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Easy Recipe!)
  • Simple detox quinoa salad on small white plate with fork
    Simple Quinoa Salad with Cucumber
  • Harissa roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with tahini sauce on a plate.
    Harissa Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Tahini Maple Sauce
  • Simple herb roasted beets on sheet pan
    Simple Herb Roasted Beets
  • Roasted radishes tossed with vinaigrette in blue bowl.
    Simple Roasted Radishes (Melt in Your Mouth!)
  • Healthy Asian slaw with ramen in clear glass bowl with two copper serving spoons
    Kale Coleslaw With Ramen
  • Pesto potato salad scooped into large copper spoon resting on small white ceramic plate, next to bowl of potato salad and small white bowl of pesto
    Easy Pesto Potato Salad
  • Kale caesar salad with garlic roasted chickpeas and thinly sliced parmesan in a clear glass bowl. A serving spoon rests in the bowl and the bowl sits on a light blue and white surface.
    Kale Caesar Salad with Chickpeas and Avocado
  • Homemade maple baked beans in beige serving bowl with gold spoon, next to golden-yellow linen, and sourdough dipped in
    Simple Homemade Maple Baked Beans
  • Citrus mint salad with thinly shaved fennel and avocado slices dished up onto three small cream-colored plates with gold edges. The salad is topped with chopped fresh mint leaves and sliced almonds.
    Citrus Mint Salad with Fennel + Avocado
  • Modern three bean salad in clear glass bowl with spoon, on light blue and white surface.
    Modern Three Bean Salad (Easy & Wholesome Side Dish!)
  • Air fryer parsnips on small wooden plate with fork topped with chili crunch and flaky salt, and other air fryer parsnips in beige serving bowl on the side
    Air Fryer Parsnips
  • Vinegar cucumber salad in small white bowl with freshly cracked pepper on top
    Basic + Awesome Vinegar Cucumber Salad
  • Healthy pressure cooker mashed potatoes in a bowl with butter and chives on top.
    Easy Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
  • Maple walnut roasted Brussels sprouts in black cast iron skillet, on cooling rack with teal linen and light blue and white background
    Maple Walnut Roasted Brussels Sprouts
  • Fresh pineapple chunks on small wooden plate with two forks on beige and white surface, next to gold linen
    How to Cut a Pineapple
  • Pomegranate half with arils
    How to Deseed a Pomegranate: Step-by-Step + Images
  • Roasted red, yellow, and orange bell pepper halves with nicely charred edges on sheet pan.
    How to Roast Bell Peppers (Oven Method)
  • Baked croutons on sheet pan
    Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Croutons
  • BLT panzanella in white bowl
    BLT Panzanella
  • turmeric lemongrass cauliflower rice
    Turmeric Lemongrass Cauliflower Rice
  • Pesto pasta salad with chicken on a white plate.
    Simple Pesto Pasta Salad with Chicken
Tera Gigot, the author, photographer, and recipe developer of Roots and Radishes.

Hi, I'm Tera! I'm passionate about making seasonal, sustainable eating accessible for busy home cooks. If you're seeking nourishing, plant-forward recipes with approachable cooking techniques, you're in the right place!

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Christmas Recipes

  • Ginger molasses granola crumbled on sheet pan lined with parchment paper, with spoon scooping some granola
    Ginger Molasses Granola
  • A stack of three healthier soft ginger molasses cookies, with more cookies in the background, on white marble surface with a few ornaments
    Healthier Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies
  • Flourless almond butter cookies drizzled with white chocolate, on white marble surface with small copper ornament and white chocolate chips sprinkled around
    Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
  • Kale, feta and pomegranate salad in a white bowl
    Kale Salad with Feta and Pomegranate
  • Cranberry relish in small white bowl with spoon.
    Easy Cranberry Relish with Orange & Apple (5 Minutes!)
  • Italian Brussels sprouts chopped salad in large white serving bowl.
    Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad (Vegetarian!)

Check out the December Produce Guide! Learn what's in season and how to make the most of it this month.

Recipes to Make In December

  • Roasted butternut squash half on sheet pan.
    Roasted Butternut Squash Made Easy (Cubes or Halves!)
  • Thai butternut squash soup in a bowl with toppings.
    Creamy Thai Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Milk
  • Creamy pumpkin curry with chickpeas in skillet.
    25-Minute Pumpkin Curry with Chickpeas (Thai-style!)
  • Maple cranberry almond granola in small white bowl with milk on white linen and silver spoon on side
    Maple Cranberry Almond Granola
  • Moroccan-spiced roasted carrots with tahini sauce drizzled over the top.
    Quick Moroccan Roasted Carrots with Creamy Tahini Sauce
  • Small bowl of Instant Pot steel cut oats with spoon and toppings.
    Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats (Base Recipe + Variations)

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